When was Christ born?

When Christ was born, there was light in the sky, ; Angels and heavenly arms are singing. ; Jump up, because the angel of God, ; He almost crushed the sheep under him. ; Hansel ran, stumbled, stepped on his whip. ; He spilled all the milk from the bucket. ; ; Aunt Margaret, put a little milk in it, ; Bandi's bagpipes, Gáspár's flute, ; Then I will sing a song, we greet the little Jesus, ; The savior of the world. ; ; In the 2nd stanza, the repetition of the first line of the melody is omitted. The melody can be found in the manuscript of Gábor Koncz (1771) (see: Kodály – Gyulai: Arany János folk song collection. No. 66). ; ; Fuller version: Pozsonycsákány, 1902, MNT II. 466 (Collected by Gyula Fülöpp) ; ; Christ Jesus was born, there was light in the sky. ; Angels and heavenly arms are amazed. ; ; Watchful shepherds, you do not see such a miracle: ; Bethlehem shines, heavenly voices are heard. ; Jump to your feet, because the angel of God ; He spoke to us graciously, so let us go fresh. ; ; Bodri's bagpipe, Gazsi's flute, ; Pista ran, stumbled, stepped on his goatskin belt. ; ; You found a good path, you almost killed him ; He almost spilled all the milk from the bucket. ; ; We bow our knees, our heads and worship you, ; So that we may be with you in eternal life in heaven.